EXTENSION ACTIVITY: Students can compare and contrast the Chinese worker experience building the transcontinental railroad with another immigrant group experience. Students could do more research into ...

More Local News The first Transcontinental Railroad was finished officially in 1869, and it connected the western and eastern United States.

The first Transcontinental Railroad was finished officially in 1869, and it connected the western and eastern United States.

A CELEBRATION NEXT WEEK TO HONOR Chinese-American railroad workers gets a preview in Bensonhurst.

Sandwiched between Reno and the California border, this town's fascinating past and extraordinary surroundings make it a place full of discoveries.

Council Member Susan Zhuang introduced a resolution to declare May 10, Chinese American Railroad Workers Memorial Day. hoto by Gabriele Holtermann Zhuang pointed out that Chinese railroad workers have ...

How 2 Riverside County men helped survey land for the transcontinental railroad Looking across the San Gorgonio Pass. The 1850s saw the area surveyed for a major railroad route.

The Summit Tunnel Conservation Association (STCA) is pleased to announce that on December 13, 2024, Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, designated the 1867-68 encampment area of the ...

On Wednesday evening, the Grammy award-winning Silkroad Ensemble came to Memorial Hall to perform music honoring the workers of the transcontinental railroad.